Phonetic typewriting machine



s. E. ETHERTON v IHUKETIC TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed July 51, 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 v mm & a R

5 Sheets-Sheet 2 MI E- 1? Oct. 15, 1929.

G. E. ETHERTON PHONETIG TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed July 31, 1924 imp Oct. 1 5, 1929.

' G. E. ETHERTON 1,731,614

PHONE'IIC TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed July 31, 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Oct. 15, 1929. G. E. ETHERTON. I 1,731,614

- PHONETIC TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed July 31, 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Get. 15, 1929 'PATENT' OFFICE GUY E. ETHEBTON, F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA PH. ONE'ILIC TYFEWRITING MACHINE Application filedJuly 31,

two lines OfCllfil'iLCi'QlS may be simultaneously printed; third, in the peculiar mechanism whereby the printing hammers may be shift- 1 ed to strike an upper half portion'or a lower half portion of the type to print additional characters from a single character; fourth, to provide improved actuating and reversing mechanism for the carriage so that two lines of characters may be written in both directions upon the sheet, and alternate lines in the same direction; fifth, to provide automatic paper feeding mechanism whereby the registering sheet is shifted at each end of a printed line; sixth, to provide for the printing of characters synchronously; seventh, in the peculiar construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all asmore fully hereinafter described.

Itis an especial object of the invention to provide a writing machi'ne whereby, with a single printing operation, the imprinting of a combination of any two type characters is effected, and to provide a machine whereby the operation of printing may be continuous without manually shifting the carriage.

It is a design of the invention to provide detachable and interchangeable printing type sets, thereby adapting the device for writing general type characters, for writing special characters for scientific work, formula and mathematical characters, for Writing musical 1924. Serial No. 729,334.

characters, for writing characters ofvarious languages, and for writing stenographic characters in a continuous printing operation, and on any Width of paper within the capacity of the device.

It is a designwof the inventionto provide duplicate type-actuating keys, duplicate printing elements, duplicate spacing mecha nism, duplicate shifting mechanism, and means for actuating the mechanisms synchronously for writing two or more lines of type characters simultaneously, and in phonetic combinations of the type characters.

It is a design of the invention to provide means for automatically reversing the travel of thefcarriage for continuous writing, and for writing in occidental and oriental languages.

It is a further design of the invention to provide a bi-color ribbon and a guide therefor, and means for shifting the ribbon guide for writing characters in either color, for writing characters in a combination of colors, and means for shifting the hammers above their normal printing position for printing a 7 half portion of certain type characters and for printing from the uppermost type characters independently.

It is a further design of the invention to provide means for locking together the different type segments whereby the device may be operated for printing a single line of'characters, and whereby the more frequently used characters may be written by depressing duplicate keys.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts herein described, it being understood that minor changes may be made which may fall within the scope of 5 the claims. I

In the drawings, Figure 1 isa sectional elevation of a typewriter embodying the present invention, certain elements being omitted for clearness. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a 90 type-segment actuating lever arm. Fig. 3 is a plan and detail View of the ratchet escapement mechanism. Fig. 4 is a perspective detail view of the escapement member. Fig. 5 is a plan and detail view of the escapement mechanism showing ratchet releasing means. Fig. 6 is a perspective detail view of a typeactuating wheel. Fig. 7 is a perspective detail view of the cams which serve to automatically actuate the paper feed roller. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary detail view of the main carriage frame bar. Fig. 9 is a fragmentary detail view of a universal bail member showing a slotted extremity thereof. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the laten hammers and certain actuating parts tlierefor. Fig. 11 is a perspective detail view of the adjustable platen hammer head. Fig. 12 is a sectional 'detail view of the platen hammer heads. Fig.

13 is a plan and detail view of the platen heads. Fig. 14 is a fragmentary and sectional view showing a ribbon feed mechanism. Fig. 15 is an end view of a paper roll ratchet. Fig. 16 is a fragmentary and detail view showing in section the type-actuating wheels and type-segments. Fig. 17 is a sectional elevation of the typewriter in the plane of the type-actuating wheels and ribbon spools. Fig. 18 is a detail view of the caseshift actuating mechanism. Fig. 19 is a fragmentary detail view of the paper guides. Fig. 20 is a fragmentary detail view of a key-bar for actuating the case-shift frame upwardly. Fig. 21 is a similar view of a key-bar for actuating the case-shift frame downwardly. Fig. 22 is a side and detail view of a typemoving key-bar. Fig. 23 .is a fragmentary and sectional detail view of ratchet elements for the paper feed rollers. Fig. 24 is a fra mentary and top plan view of the typewriter. Fig. 25 is a detail view of the paper feed lever. Fig. 26 is a fragmentary detail view of the locking elements for the type-actuating wheels. Fig. 27 is an end elevation of the carriage. Fig. 28 is a detail view of a lever for locking the key-bars in depressed position. Fig. 29 is a diagram of the keys for a certain type-character arrangement. Fig. 30 is a diagram of the type-segments for a cer- I tain character arrangement.

Assuming the invention to be embodied as illustrated, the elements comprehend a basef-rame 31, including a top 32, sidewalls 33, a rear wall 34, a central bottom brace 35, and an intermediate wall 36,- having an integral abutment 37, projecting upwardly relative to top 32, tosupport the type-characters while an impression is made therefrom. The several parts of the base-frame serve to support directlyor indirectly, the various operative mechanisms as correlated for imprinting ordinary and phonetic combinations of characters. i

A shaft 38 is revolubly mounted in frame member 39,. integral with top 32, and has revolubly mounted thereon a concentric shaft 40, including the uppermost type actuator 41, and concentric shaft 42, including the lowermost type actuator 43. A shift frame 44, slides vertically in the base-frame, but does not rotate, and serves as a carrier for the type segments. Type segment is actuated by actuator 41, and segment 46 is actuated by actuator 43. Type characters 47 and 49 are on the uppermost segment, and type characters 48 and 50 are on the lowermost segment, and, in normal position, are disposed in equal proportion, on opposite sides of a fixed plane extending through shaft 38 and a vertical printing line opposite abutment37. Each type actuator has a segment 51, provided with correctingnotches 52, each of which is opposed to a type character. Each type segment is connected to and rotates synchronously with its corresponding actuator. Each segment is slidable relative to its corresponding actuator and is adapted to reciprocate through an arcuate path determined by a corresponding guide-way in the lift frame 44'. The type segments are collectively shifted above and below their normal working position to respective operative positions.

The. movement of shift frame 44 downwardly will place type characters 47, and movement upwardly will place type characters 50in the printing zone. The shifting mechanism consists of members 53, mounted on a shaft 54, and having cams 55 and 56.

Members 53, have each an inclined cam slot '57, and shift frame 44 has rollers 30 in endepressed, serve to swing members 53 to elevate the shift frame from its normal position. Levers 61 are pivotally mounted in the forward portion of the base frame, and bear against the base portion62, of members 53. Springs 63, actuate the levers 61, and the arrangement is such that the levers 61 tend to return the swin ing members 53 to their normal position. imilar springs (not shown) serve to return the key bars 58 and 60 to their normal position whenreleased by the operator. A bar 65 serves as a brace to connect the members 53. Members 53 are arranged with the cam slot open atthe extremity 66. Therefore, when the key-bar has been depressed to elevate the shift frame from its normal position, the rollers 30 will register with the open portions of the cam slots. The shift frame may then be grasped by the operator and lifted from the machine. Each key bar 58 and 60, is provided with a slot 67, so that, as the key bar is depressed, it will not interfere with the actuating mechanism for the type segments.

For correcting the alignment of the type characters in the printing position, the. stopbars 68 and 69, sliding in brace member 39,

are provided with heads 70, adapted to engage with correcting notches 52. A universal shaft 71 is journalled in the bearings 72, on the side Walls of the base-frame. Lever arms 73 and 74 support a rock-bar 75, allbeing integral with shaft 71 to form a rock-frame. pivot shaft 76 is fixed to central brace mem-v ber 35. Bell-crank levers 77 are pivotally mounted on shaft 76, and have arms 78, extending forwardly, and arms 79 extending upwardly. Stop-bars 68 and 69'are connected to arms 7 8, of levers 77. A bail member 80 extends beneath the key bars 81, each bail member being disposed on one side of a'fixed plane angularly intersecting the printing zone. Stop bars 68 and 69 extend through slots 82in the extremities of the bail members. Slots 82 are so arranged that the bars 68 and 69 are actuated subsequent to initial movement of key-bars 81, and this serves to correct the alignment of the type characters which have been brought to the printing position on the initial movement of the key-bars. In inoperative position, the bars 68 and 69 are normally spaced apart from the upper ends of slots 82.

The mechanism for actuating the type segments to bring type characters to printing position, consists of rock arms 83 and 84, each having a toothed rack 85, a universal shift rail 86 and an integral lever 87 the rock arms and levers 87 being pivotally mounted on shaft 54. Each key bar 81 has an angular and arcuate slot 88, through which a shift rail extends, and is pivotally mounted on key-bar pivot shaft 89. A spring element 90, connected to a key bar to return the key bar to its normal inoperative position. Each cam slot 88, has its angular ortion 92, at a greater or less distance from the shift rail in its normal position, to throw the rock arm through a greater or less are of movement. In a portion of the key-bars the angular portion of the slot is inclined relatively from the shift rail to actuate the corresponding rock arm in one direction from zero position, and in another portion of the key-bars the angular portion of the slot is inclined in the opposite direction to actuate the rock arm in the opposite direction from its zero position. At each end of the rock frame there are providedlevers 61, actuated by springs 63, and bearing against the base portion 93, of lever arms 83, 84, and levers 87. The shift rail is actuated during the initial". movement of a key-bar 81, and passes freely through the arcuate portion of the slots in the remaining and inactive key-bars. The type-actuator 41 is provided with an integral gear wheel 94, and type-actuator'43, with an and an element 91, serves integral gear Wheel 95, in mesh with respecin either direction will actuate the type-seg-' ment-s accordingly. As may be seen in Fig. 16, the uppermost type-segment 45 is providedat each end with a retaining member 96,

Working on the inner side of lift-frame 44,

and the lowermost type-segment 46 is provided at each end with a retaining member A :97, working on the inner side of lift-frame 44.

Lugs 98, projecting inwardly from each retaining member, engage with corresponding type actuators 41 and 43. A single set of-keybars, therefore, through a corresponding shift-rail and rock arm, will actuate a typeactuator member, andwill oscillate a corresponding type-segment in either direction from its zero position to place any of the typecharacters thereon in the printing position \within the printing zone, during the initial movement of any key-bar.

Hammers 99v and 100, centrally disposed, have platen heads 102, and 103, and are capable of being elevated for printing a half of a type character. The lifting mechanism consists of a pivotal shaft 104, on which the ham mers are hung. The outermost key-bars 105, are pivotally mounted on fixed shaft 54, and their inner arms 106, carry pivotal shaft 104. The depression of a key-bar 105 will-serve to elevate the hammers. Links 107 are connected to arms 79, of bell-crank levers 77. These levers 77, are operated by bail members 80. The hammers are therefore operated synchonously relative to the type aligning-bars, and subsequent to the initial movement of a key-bar. The lowermost platen head 103, is rotatable on a pivot member 108, and is provided with lugs 109 and 110, adapted to engage with a plunger 111, which is actuated by a spring 112, mounted in a recess within hammer 100. "W hen platen head 103 is rotated a quarter of a turn, the pin 113 engages with a corresponding recess in the uppermost hammer 99. The hammer 99 is then actuated by the depression of any key-bar and the movement of either shift rail. When thus locked together, the lowermost platen head 103 is in an inoperative position, being retained in such position by spring 112 and plunger 11.1. In locked position of the hammers, a single line of printing maybe made from type characters 47, 48 and 49; the characters 47 and 49 being placed in printing position by actuating shift-frame 44.

With the type segments in their normal I 118. Spacing notches 119, and rack teeth 120,

on bar 118, are provided; An independently revoluble paper shaft 121, loosely mounted in bearings 122, serves to hold a roll of paper 123, of any width to and including a standard sheet. Shaft 121, has knurled ends 124, and is retained by springs 125, in its bearings. Included with the carriage are co-acting feed rollers 126 and 127. Roller 126, has an integral shaft 128, provided at each end with finger-manipulated buttons 129, and a ratchet V 130, operated by a spring-actuated plunger 131, to engage with a corresponding carriage "end frame member 132. Each finger button 129, has a ratchet 133, which is spring-actuated to engage with an independently revoluble gear pinion 134, mounted on shaft 128.' Roller 126, shaft 128 and finger buttons 129, are integral and rotate as a unit. The rotation of pinion 134 in one direction does not afiect the rotation of the feed roller, as it is held by ratchet 130, in engagement with the carriage end frame member 132. The rotation of the pinion 134 in a contrary direction serves to operate paper feed roller 126 tofeed the paper between the rollers and upwardly into the printing zone. Roller 127 is inde pendently rotatable on a bail member 135,. depending from carriage end frame members 132. Pinions 134 are in mesh with correspondingly geared sector members 136, pivotally mounted relative to frame mem ers 132, and actuated by springs 137. Sector members 136, when actuated in opposition to the tension of retractor springs 137, will rotate pinions 134 in a direction in which the ratchet elements are inoperative to actuate the paper feed roller. When released, the sector members rotate the pinions 134 and op-v erate the feed rollers accordingly. Each gear sector is provided with a slot 138. Finger levers 139, pivotally mounted relative to end frame members 132, and independently operative relative to the corresponding sector members, are provided each with a cam 140, adapted to engage with a corresponding slot 138 in the sector member, and, when moved by the operator, to actuate the sector member.

1 In inoperative position, the sector members and finger levers 139, eachrest in'contact with carriage bar 118. Springs 141 serve to hold roller 127 in contact with roller 126.

Means for detaching a printed portion of the paper web, consist of a bail 142, pivotally connected relative to carriage end frame members 132, and having an integral knife portion 143. Member 144, having a knife ually to inoperative position.

Means for manually line-spacing to advance the paper in the printing zone, consist of a frictionally-held slide 149, mounted on a stud 150, and having cams 151 and 152, which may be positioned in the path'of sector member 136'to limit the movement thereof for single or double spacing.

The carriage escapement mechanism. consists of a slidable reciprocatory member 153, adapted to slide on abutment 154,- integral with bottom brace 35, and to slide on abutment 155 on base-frame wall 36. Lever arms 156, integral with shaft 71, engage with bearings 157', in escapement member 153. Rack gear teeth 120, on carriage bar 118,.are in mesh with escapement gear wheel 158, mounted on stud-shaft 159, integral with frame wall 36 and member 116. Ratchet wheels 160 and 161, having oppositely disposed teeth, are integral with gear wheel 158. Escapement member 153, has an integral pawl 162, engaging with notches 119, in carriage bar 118. Ratchet frame 163, pivotally mounted on bearing stud-164, has opposed ratchet teeth 165. and 166, to engage with wheels 160 and 161, respectively. Frame 163 is pivotally con nected to a plunger 167, and has two operative positions. A spring 168, interposed between plunger flange 169 and a swivelly mounted plunger guide 170, serves to maintain frame 163 in either of its operative positions and in engagement with ratchet wheels 160 and 161. V

The arrangement of the spring-actuated ratchet frame 163, and ratchet wheels 160 and 161, to actuate gear wheel 168, serves to advance the carriage along its path of movement upon the base frame. As the carriage approaches the limit of its movement, frame 163 will contact with carriage end frame members 132, thereby reversing the operative position of frame 163, andthereby automatically reversing the traveling movement of the carriage. Escapement retractor springs 171 connected to lever arms 156, on universal shaft 71, and to arms 78, of bell-crank levers 1 through levers 7 3 and 74, will actuate univer,v

member 153, disengaging cam 162. On reverse movement of member 153, the ratchets and gear wheel 168 are actuated, thereby advancing the carriage. Upon depression of a single key bar, the rock bar 75, will operate through the slotted extremities 172, of the universal bail which is inactive. As the escapement member approaches the limit of its movement when actuated by levers 156, it engages with a corresponding notch 17.3, in carriage bar. 118, to PIOX BIIt movement of the carriage at the moment of impression.

Means for disengaging the frame 163, from wheels 160 and 161, during the initial or upward movement of escapement member 153, consists of releasing dogs 174, mounted on pivot studs 175, and extending normally in the path of cams 176, on frame member 163. Stop pins 177, determine the operative position of the dogs to lift frame member 163 to disengaged position. Springs 178 normally maintain the dogs in engagement with the stop pins. 7 On reverse movement of the escapement members the dogs are shifted outwardly by cams 176. The slight depression of any spacing key bar by the operator, will move the escapement member sufliciently to hold the ratchet frame 163, out of engagement with ratchet wheels 160 and 161. The carriage may then be manually shifted in either direction.

Means for automatically feeding the paper into the printing zone consists of cams 179, pivotally connected relative to brace member 35, and swinging, on each movement ofthe hammers, into the path of cam 180, integral with a gear sector element 136. As the carriage approaches the limit of its traveling movement, a cam 180, on the sector element approaching the hammers, is, actuated, and

this serves to actuate the paper feed rollers.

through a limited arc of movement, thereby advancing the paper correspondingly into the printing zone. This actuation continues until the carriage is traveling in reverse direction, and cam 180 is again out of the actuating zone of a corresponding cam 179. Spring 181 maintains cams 179 in operative position in contact with actuating pins 182, on the printing hammers. The movement of either. hammer will actuate cams 179 and operate to feed the paper.

A ribbon guide 183, having arms 184, sliding in corresponding grooves in the baseframe section 36, has a slotted portion 185, through which a ribbon 186 is threaded. To vibrate the guide upwardly to bring the ribbon into the printing zone, the two-armed vibrator levers 187 are provided, each having a long arm 188 in engagement with an arm 184, of the ribbon guide, and a short arm 189, connected by a link 190, with a lever 19] extending from universal shaft 71. The ribbon vibrator levers 187, are integral with. a

sleeve 192, rotatably mounted on shaft 193, of ribbon shift frame 194. The ribbon shaft frame has an integral pivot shaft 195, journalled in brackets 196, and has integral lever arms 197, each connected by a link 198, with a ribbon shaft key-bar 199. On manual manipulation of a ribbon shift key-bar, the shaft 193, of frame 194, 1s elevate-d, which'corre-- spondingly elevates the ribbon guide,'so that, if a ribbon of more than one color characteristic be used, the different color is brought into the printing zone.

The means for feeding the ribbon consists of spools 200, mounted on rotatable spool carriers 201, which are independently rotatable on shafts 202. Ribbon 186 is adapted to wind from one spool to the other. Lever arms 203, projecting upwardly from universal shaft 71, are feathered to shaft 71 and adapted to slide longitudinally thereon, each arm 203, having levers 204.

Lever'arms 203, projecting upwardly from the actuator shaft 71, have spring pawls 205, in engagement with corresponding ratchet wheels 206, integral with'ribbon spool carriers 201. Feed reversing levers 207 and 208 are connected by a universal link 209, having cams 210 thereon, and are further provided with a short arm 211. A plunger 212 is hingedly connected to the short arm 211, and is supported by a swivel guide member 213. A spring 214 is interposed between the end of arm 211 and swivel guide member 213, and serves to retain link 209 in either of two operative positions, in which a spring pawl 205 is in engagement with a ratchet Wheel 206.

Oscillating levers 215 are mounted in the top of-the frame, and have an arm 216 beneath the top and adapted to engage with a.

cam 210. The outer arm 217 is provided with slits 218, through which the ribbon is threaded. The ribbon is provided near its ends with buttons 219, which actuate levers 215. When the winding of the ribbon on one spool is about completed, a button engages with arm 217 adjacent to the .empty spool, and swings the lever,-thereby through a corresponding cam 210, shifting the link 209. An arm 220 projecting from link 209, ,is provided for manual manipulation of the feed reversing mechanism for the ribbon. Feed reversing levers 207 and 208 are in engagement with levers 204 on lever arms 203, and therefore serve to shift the spring pawls into operative andinoperative positions. Other spring pawls 221,

mounted on levers 207 and 208, serve to prevent a contrary rotation of the ribbon spool carriers, and these are shifted to operative and inoperative positions on movement of the reversing levers. V

To look the type actuator members together, a feather key 222, on shaft 38, is provided. This feather key extends in the inner concentric shaft 40, and may be shifted to engage with the outer concentric shaft 42.

' To lift shaft 38 for this purpose, there is protype actuator members together.

vided a lever 223, pivotally mounted on a shaft 224: connecting brackets 196. The long arm 225, of lever 223, is in engagement with the bottom extremity of shaft 38. The short arm 226, of lever 223, is operated by a bail 227, connected to key-bars 229, the depression of either one of which willserve to lock the Spring 230, returns shaft 38 to its normal position when released bylever 223.

the character key-bars 81, are divided into groups or sets which are disposed on opposite sides of a fixed plane. The set adapted to be actuated by the fingers and thumb of the right hand, consists of four aligned banks of keys 231, 232, 233 and 23 1. As the typesegments are interchangeable by removing the case-shift frame and substituting another case-shift frame having mounted vthereon segments with different character arrangement, the keys are blank, and may therefore be provided with detachable tablets bearing indicative characters to correspond with the particular arrangement of the seg ments in use.

The first bank of keys 235, includes the variousshift key-bars which may be depressed simultaneously with the charactermoving key-bars. The central key-bars 60, when depressed, serve to elevate the case-shift frame from'its normal position. The special .key-bars. 58, when depressed, serve to lower the case-shift frame from its normal position.

The key-bars 229, next in succession from the central fixed plane, when depressed, serve to lock the type-actuating wheels together. The next successive shift key-bars 199, serve, when depressed, to shift the ribbon guide for printing the type-characters in different color characteristics. The outermost shift-keybars 105, serve, when depressed, to shift the platen hammers upwardly from their normal position. All of the shift key-bars, except the outermost bars 105, serve, when depressed, as

spacer keys to operate the escapement devices for the carriage.

Mechanism associated with the' key-bars mounted in the right side of the base-frame, serves to actuate a type-actuating wheel to rotate in either direction. Mechanism associated with the key-bars mounted in the left side of the base-frame, serves, to actuate, on depression of a'left character key-bar, a corresponding type-actuating wheel to rotate in either direction. The left-hand key-bars therefore actuate the lowermost type-actuating wheel, and the right-hand keyrbars therefore actuate the uppermost type-actuating wheel. Means for locking levers 58,60, 105, 199,,and 229, in depressed position, consist of pivotally mounted cam-levers 236, which may be moved into the path of said levers when in their depressed position.

Type-segments 47 and 49 are connected to operate synchronously, and type-segments 48 and 50 are similarly connected. They there fore will move in pairs in annular ways on frame 44. Each pair of integral segments is mechanically connected with and operated by the keys of a corresponding key-set. In their'normal and independent relation, each pair of type-segments can be actuated only by'the keys of its corresponding set. When,

F I however, the two pairs are locked together Referring to F 1g. 24, 1t maybe seen that as hereinbefore described, then, all segments being operable as a single segment, they can be actuated by the keys of either set.

Forty type-characters are arranged in lateral alignment on each segment, there being twenty to the right and. twenty to the left of the vertical printing plane. The type characters which 'may be moved to the printing plane by the right hand set of keys are alternately arranged relative to the type characters which may be moved to the printing plane by the left hand set of keys. Assuming the type-characters which are to be operated to printing position by the right-set of keys to be represented by the character (0) and the charactersto be operated by the left set of keys to be represented by the character the type segments would be represented by the following arrangement of characters:

The type-characters, when at rest, will be hand keys will move only the charactersto printing position, each set of keys operating only a pair oftype segments. When the lll segments are locked it is obvious that any key of the right key-set moves'a corresponding column of (0) characters to printing position, and any key of the le key-set moves a corresponding column of U) characters to printing position.

Toillustrat-e the disposition of type characters on the segments relative to the key arrangement, the following may be assumed as one of any number of possible arrangements:

With the above arrangement ofkeys, the type character arrangement onthe segments .cetfkkppttijvvbbddss The purpose of the four segments is to provide more ample means for symbolic representation and for abbreviation in stenotyping the characters that, are on the diiferent segments. For a special use or system, the characters on thesegments may be wholly different. However, this method is preferred for stenotype purposes.

To illustrate the full arrangement on the four segments, the principle of a differentiating characteristic may be designated in a diagrammatic arrangement by the use of capi- 6 ml letters on one segment, and by underscoring on others. It will also be an-advantage in stenotypin g to distinguish those characters which can only be printed by locking the segments together. The differentiating characteristics on the segments for stenotyping may be indicated by the following:

OCFFKKPPTTJJVVBBDDSSNNR will give, for example, i, which may be understood to express kr kthe underscored letter signifying that the phonic r is to be put between the printed characters. In like manner would symbolize -trs. Thus, by two siTnult-aneous depressions the symbols would be 2% and thereby indicate the phonetic outline krktrs which is sufiicient in short writing practice to stenographically symbolize the term characters.

The printing of a single type symbol may nnrr'llmmaaeeiioou'u RLLMMAAEEIIOOUU ccff'kkppttjjvvbbddssnnrrllmmaaeeiioouu The operation of the duplicate mechanism for stenotyping consists in the use of a duplicate set of characters as above set forth. By means of this arrangement syllabic symbols may be composed for the more important of the phonetic combinations by a single simultaneous depression of two keys, one from each set. Phonetic characters of a syllable are typed one above the other in a lateral series as described, and thus represent graphically unitary and individualized syllable symbols. The duplicate arrangement of characters relative to the keys involves the principle of having similar character keys for operation by corresponding digits of the two hands.

To illustrate further the use of the four segments and their type charactistics, take for example a method of writing the word characters. This word may be sufiiciently symkats. there rkr being four depression periods, in three of which thereis a simultaneous depression of two keys, one of each set. The operation for double typing in this manner is more rapid than the typing of the ten characters in the ordinary manner, assuming skillful operation. However, the symbolic representation and the typing may be further simplified. It is a feature of the invention that the typesets oneach segment difier initype form. For example, on the first set, there may be small bolized phonetically thus:

TIJJVVBBDDSSNNRELLMMAAEEEllQOEE be mnemonically used to represent a word phrase according to its peculiar'type form, its position in the upper or lower line, its color characteristics, or by printing said symbol in portion, as well as other distinctions achievable by a combined use of these devices as provided for.

Since the left key-set prints in operation normally the upper line of characters with out shift of the case-shift frame, it will be evident that this is reversed when shifting to the upper or lower case position, and that the superposed characters are printed by keys of the opposite or right key-set. Certain honetic elements and combinations as those alphabetically symbolized by y, 11, q, w, x, and z, which may not be provided with a corresponding key and type character, may be designated by writing a symbol to which they adjust the lower hammer head out of its normal position. By using the three upper segments for the type characters for typing, and employing the upper and lower case shifts,

on the second; capitals, and onthe third,

as many as one hundred and twenty type characters may be made available for printmg.

Employing a key board of approximately the so-called standard arrangement, as

a it 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q WE R T Y U I 0 P 'A S D F G H J K L a s d f g h j k l Z X C V B NM 2 z x c v b 11:?! a

. standard key-board arrangement. Means for retaining levers 60, 58, 229, 199 and 105 in depressed position, consist of pivotally mounted cam levers 236 which may be moved into the path of said key-bars when the key-bars are depressed. If the type-segments be locked together as herein described, and the lowermost printing platen be turned to inoperative position, the characters will then be printed in a single line. Forty characters may be printed with the case-shift frame in normal position.

- On elevating the case-shift frame, an additional forty characters may be printed on de pressing the key-bars, and on depressing the case-shift fr me from normal position, another additional forty characters may be printed.

From the description, it may be seen that the typewriter is further adapted for printing type-characters in two parallel rows and with the simultaneous depression of a key of one set and a key of another set, that two characters are printed in vertical alignment. An individualized syllabic character is thus formed by the printing of the two type characters, and a number of such characters may be written to form a single line of such syllabic characters or word-signs. For the phonetic writing, the type-segments have the characters arranged in practically duplicate sets on opposite sides of a fixed plane. Any system of phonetic or stenographic characters may be employed merely by substituting a case-shift frame having thereon the type-segments which are desired. This method of typing and using phonetic and other general characters insures great advantages in speed and accuracy of recording speech in condensed form.

WVhat is claimed is:

1. In a typewriter, a plurality of vertically superposed rows of types oscillating row-wise ind pendently or simultaneously through a plurality of impression points of a common printing plane, and means to effect imprintof characters selectively from types of any one of the type-rows or imprint simultaneously of characters in character-combinations whereof the combined characters are imprinted from types selected, each separately, from types of a difi'erent one ofthe type-rows. 2. In a typewriter, a plurality of vertically superposed rows of types oscillating row-wise independently or simultaneously through a plurality of impression points of a common printing plane, each separate typerow thereof comprising type-characters of vowel and type-characters of consonant signification, andmeans to effect imprint of characters selectively from types of any one a or imprint simultaneously of characters in character-combinations whereof each of the combined characters is imprinted selectively from ty es of a different one of the type-rows, and said type-rows mounted to be freely removable from themachine and replaceable therein in their operative position.

4:. In a typewriter, a plurality of vert'r ally superposed rows of types oscillatingrow-wise independentlyor simultaneously through distinct contiguous impression points of a common printing plane, and means to effect 1mprint of characters selectively from types of any one of the type-rows or imprint simultaneously of characters in juxtaposition and in character-combinations whereof each of the characters combined is imprinted selectively from types of a difi'erent one of the type-rows.

5. In a typewriter, a plurality of vertically superposed rows of types oscillating row-wise independently or simultaneously through distinct contiguous impression points of a common printing plane, and means to effect imprint of characters selectively from types of any one of the type-rows or imprint simultaneously of characters in juxtaposition and in character-combinations whereof each of the characters combined is imprinted selectively from ty es of a different one of the type-rows, said means including a device to hold a surface of imprint in 5118 field of impression.

6. In a typewriter, a plurality of rows of types mounted to oscillate row-wise independently or simultaneously in horizontal paths and through a plurality of impression points characters seleca line of impression. points,,and means to effect at any one of the impression points imprint of characters selectively from the types of said type-row. I

8. In a typewriter, a plurality of rows of types laterally disposed and movable lateral= ly in their common plane, said type-rows mounted to oscillate row-wise in any of the lateral positions thereof independently and through a plurality of impression points of a common impression line, and means to effect c "at any one of the impression points imprint of characters selectively from the types of any one of the type-rows.

9. Ina typewriter, a plurality of two rows of types laterally disposed and movable laterally' to various positions in their common plane, said type-rows mounted to oscillate row-wise independently in any of the lateral positions thereof and through two impressionv points of a common impression line, and means to efiect at either of the said impression points imprint of characters selectively from the types of either of the type-rows.

10. In a typewriter, a plurality of ",more than two rows of types laterally disposed and movable laterally to various positions in their common plane, said type-rows mounted to osclllate row-wise simultaneously (and certaln of the type-rows independently or simultaneously) in any of the lateral positions thereof and through two impression points of a common impression line, and means to effect imprint of characters selectively from the types of any one of the type-rows or imprint simultaneously of characters in charactercombinations whereof each of the combined characters is imprinted selectively from types of a difierent one of the type-rows.

11. Ina typewriter, a plurality of more than two rows of types laterally disposed and movable laterally to various positions intheir common plane, said type-rows mounted to oscillate row-wise in any of the lateral positions thereof simultaneously (and certain of the adjacent type-rows independently or simultaneously) through two distinct and contiguous impression points of a common impres'sionline, and means to effect imprint of characters selectively from the types of any one of the type-rows or simultaneously of characters in juxtaposition and in charactercombinations whereof each of the combined characters is imprinted selectively from types of a difierent one of the type-rows.

12. In a typewriter, a plurality of more than two rows of types laterally disposed and movable laterally to various positionsin their common plane, said type-rows mounted to oscillate row-wise in any of the lateral positions thereof simultaneously (and adjacent type-rows thereof independently or simultaneously) and through two impression points of a common impression line, and means to effect imprint of characters selectively from the types of any one of the type-rows or imprint simultaneously of characters in character-combinations whereof the combined characters are imprinted from types of any two adjacent type-rows and each character thereof selectively from types of a difierent one of said adjacent rows.

, 13. In a typewriter, a plurality of more than two rows of types laterally disposed and movable laterally from a normal position to various positions in their common plane, said type-rows mounted to oscillaterow-Wise in any of the lateral positions thereof simultaneously (and adjacent type-rows thereof independently or simultaneously) and through two distinct and contiguous impression points of a common impression line, and means to effect imprint of -charactersselectively from the types of anyone of the typerows or imprint simultaneously of characters in juxtaposition and in character-combina- "tions whereof the combined characters are imsion points of a common impression line, and, means to effect atany one of the impression points imprint of characters selectively from the types of any one of the type-rows or imprint simultaneously of characters in charactor-combinations whereof the combined characters are imprinted from types of any two adjacent type-rows and each character there- 4 of selectively from typesof a diiferent one of said adjacent type-rows.

15. In a typewriter, a plurality of rows of types laterally disposed and movable laterally from a normal position to various positions in their common plane, said type-rows mounted to oscillate row-wise independently or simultaneously in any of the lateral positions thereof and through a plurality of impression points of a common impression line, and means to eifect at any one of the impression points imprint of characters selectively from the types of any one of the type-rows or imprint simultaneously of characters in character-combinations whereof each of the combined characters is imprinted selectively from types of a different one of the type-rows.

16. In a typewriter, a plurality of two rows of types oscillating row-wise independently or simultaneously through a plurality of impression points of a common printing plane, and means to effect imprint of characters v selectively from types of any one of the typerows or imprint simultaneously of characters ally from a normal rest-position to other positions in the common plane thereof, said type-rows mounted to oscillate row-wise independently or simultaneously in any of the lateral positions thereof and through a plurality of impression points of a common impression line, and means to effect at any one of the impression points imprint of characters selectively from the types of any one of the type-rows or imprint simultaneously of characters in character-combinations where- .of each of the combined characters is imprinted selectively from types of a different one of the -type-rows,,said means including mechanism for moving any type of any typerow to any impression point and for simultaneously combining at any two adjacent 1mpression points a selected type of any typerow with a selected type of any type-row adjacent thereto.

18. In a typewriter, a plurality of rows of types laterally disposed and movable later ally from a normal rest-position to other positions in the common plane thereof, said typerows mounted to oscillate row-wise independently or simultaneously inany of the lateral positions thereof and through a plurality of impression, points of a common impression line, and means to effect at any one of the impression points imprint of characters selectively from the types of any one of the typerows or imprint simultaneously of characters in character-combinations whereof each of the combined characters is imprinted selectively from types of a different one of the type-rows, said means including mechanism formoving any type of any type-row to any one of the said-impression points and for 'from a neutral simultaneously combining at any two adjacent impression points a selected type of any type-row with a selected type of any type-row adjacent thereto, said mechanism comprising two actuat ng mechanisms operating independently or simultaneously, one mechanism acting to impart row-wise oscillation to the type-rows and the second mechanism acting to move said rows laterally in their common plane. v

19. In a typewriter, a plurality of rows of types laterally disposed and movable laterally from a normal rest position to other positions in the common plane thereof, said type-rows mounted to oscillate row-wise independently or simultaneously in any of the lateral positions thereof and through a plurality of impression points of a common impression line, and means to effect at any one of the impression points imprint of characters selectively from the types of any one of the type-rows or imprint simultaneously of characters in character-combinations where of each of the combined characters is imprinted selectively from types of a different one of the type-rows, said means includingv mechanism acting to move said rows laterally in their common plane and in either direction position of rest to various positions therein.

20. In a typewriter, a pluralityof rows of types laterally disposed and movable laterally y from a normal rest-position to other positions in the common plane thereof, said type-rows mounted to oscillate'row-wise independently or simultaneously in any of the lateral osi tions-thereof and through a plurality 0 impression points of a common impression line, means to effect at any one ofthe impression points imprint of characters select'vely from the types of any one of the type-rows or imprint simultaneously of characters in character-combinations whereof each of the combined characters is imprinted selectively from types of a different one of the type-rows, said means including mechanism acting to move said rows laterally in their common plane from a normal position to various positions therein, and saidmechanism comprising a plurality of keys and means controlled by said keys (when depressed) predetermining the direction and extent of movement laterally of the type-rows relative to the impression points whereby to select the type-row or type rows from which characters are to be -imprinted.

21. In a typewriter, a plurality of more than two rows of types laterally disposed and movable laterally from a normal resttposition to other positions in the common plane thereof, said type rows mounted to oscillate rowwise simultaneously (and certain of the typerows independently or simultaneously) in any of the lateral positions thereof and through a plurality of impression points of a common impression line, means to effect at anyone of the impression points imprint of characters selectively from the types of any one of the type-rows or imprint simultaneously of characters in character-combinations whereof each of the combined characters is imprinted selectively from types of a different one of the type-rows, said means includ ing mechanism for moving any type of any type-row to any one of the said impression points and for simultaneously combining at any two adjacent impression points a selected type of any type-row with a selected type of any type-row adjacent thereto, said mechanism comprising two actuating mechanisms operating1 independently or simultaneously, one mec ianism acting to impart rowwise oscillation to the type-rows and the second mechanism acting to move said type-rows laterally in their common plane from the normal printing position to other positions therein, whereby to select the point of impression and the type-row from which characters are to be impressed, and said first-named actuating mechanism comprising two independent ly and simultaneously operating sets of keys, one set of keys connected to impart simultaneous movement row-wise to certain of the type-rows and the second set of keys connected to impart simultaneous row-wise movement to the remaining type-rows.

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In a typewriter, a plurality of more than two rows of types laterally disposed and movable laterally from a normal rest-position to other positions in the common plane thereof, said type-rows mounted to oscillate rowwise simultaneously (and certain of the said type-rows independently or simultaneously) in any of the lateral positions thereof and through a plurality of impression points of a common impression line, means to effect at any one of the impression points imprint of characters selectively from the types of any one of the type-rows or imprint simultaneously of characters in character-combinations whereof each of the combined characters is imprinted selectively from types of a different one of the type-rows, said means in eluding mechanism for moving a selected type of any type-row to any one of the said impression points and for moving types simultaneously into combination at any two adjacent impression points (a selected type of any type-row with a selected type of any type-row adjacent thereto), said mechanism comprising two actuating mechanisms operatmg independently of each other or simultaneously, one of saidmechanisms acting to impart rowwise oscillation to the type-rows and the second mechanism acting to move said type-rows laterally in their common plane from the normal printing position to other positions therein, whereby to select the point of impression and the type-row from which characters are to be impressed, said first-named actuating 23. In a typewriter, a plurality of more than two rows of types laterally disposed and I movable laterally from a normal rest-position to other positions in the common plane thereof, said type-rows mounted to oscillate rowwise simultaneously (and adjacent type-rows independently or simultaneously) in any of the lateral positions thereof and through a plurality of impression points of a common impression line, means to effect at any one of the said impression points imprint of characters selectively from the types of any one of the type-rows or imprint simultaneously of characters in character-combinations whereof each of the combined characters is imprinted selectively from types of a different one of the type-rows, said means including mechanism for moving a selected type of any typerow to any one of the said impression points and for moving types simultaneously into combination at any twoadjacent impression points (a selected type of any type-row with a selected type of any type-row adjacent thereto), said mechanism comprising two aetuating mechanisms operating independently of each other or simultaneously, mechanisms acting to move said type-rows laterally in their common plane to different positions therein relative to the impression points whereby to select the type-row or typerows from which characters are to be imprinted, the second of said mechanisms acting to impart row-wise oscillation to the typerows, said last-named actuating mechanism comprising two independently and simultaneously operating sets of keys, one set of keys connected to impart simultaneous movement row-wise to certain of the typerows which are disposed in alternation with the remaining associated type-rows and the second keyset connected to impart simultaneous rowwise movement to said remaining associated type-rows, and the keys of said key-sets controlling means predetermining oscillation of said type-rows through diiferent extents of row-wise movement, each separately depressed key acting to oscillate the operatively corresponding type-rows thereof through a predetermined and exclusively corresponding extent of row-wise movement, whereby to select for character impression any particular type of any selected type-row or any particular type-combination comprised of a seone of said acters selectively from the types of any one of the type-rows or imprint simultaneously of characters in character-combinations whereof each of the combined characters is imprinted selectively from types of a different one of the type-rows, said means including mechanism for moving a selected type of any type-row to any one of the said impression points and for moving simultaneously into combination at any two adjacentimpression points a selected type of any type-row into combination with a selected type of any type-row adjacent thereto, said mechanism comprising two actuating mechanisms operating independently of each other or simultaneously, one of said mechanisms acting to move said type-rows laterally in their com: mon plane, and the second of said mechanisms acting to impart row-wise oscillation to the type-rows, said last-named actuating mechanism comprising two independently and simultaneously operating sets of keys, one set of keys connected to impart simultaneous movement row-wise to certain of the typerows and the second key-set connected to impart simultaneous row-wise movement to the remaining type-rows, the keys of said key-sets controlling means predetermining oscillation of said type-rows through different extents of row-wise movement, each separately depressed key acting to oscillate the operatively corresponding type-rows thereof through a predeterminedand exclusively corresponding extent of row-wise movement, and said firstnamed actuating mechanism comprising a plurality of keys and means controlled by said keys (when depressed) predetermining the direction and extent of movement laterally of the type-rows relative to the impression points whereby to select the type-row or type-rows-from which characters are to be imprinted, and whereby to select for character-impression a particular type of any select? ed type-row or a partieular type-combination comprised of a selected type of each type-row of any two selected adjacent type-rows.

25. In a typewriter, a row of types mounted to move laterally from a Il- QII'HtLl position to various positions in a printing plane and to oscillate row wise in any of the lateral positions thereof and through a plurality of impression points of a common impression line, said type-row comprising two separate sets of type-characters, and means to effect at any one of the said impression points immechanisms acting to move saidtype-row laterally from a normal position to various posltions selective of the lmpresslon points at which imprint is to be effected and the second mechanism acting to impart rowwise oscillation to said type-row, said last-named mechanism comprising two sets of type character selecting keys, one set of keys acting to select for character-impression any particular type-character of one of said typecharacter sets and the second set of keys acting to select for character-impression any particular type-character of thesecond typecharacter set.

26. In a typewriter, "a row of types oscillating row-wise through a common impression point, said typerow comprising two separate sets of type-characters, actuating means comprising two sets of type-character selecting keys, one set of keys acting to select for character-impression any particular typecharacter of one of said type-character sets and the second set of keys acting to select for eharaeter-impression any particular typecharacter of the second type-character set, and the individual type-characters of one of said type-character sets arranged in said type-row in alternation with the individual type-characters of the other of said typecharacter sets. I

' 27. In a typewriter, a plurality of two latorally disposed rows oftypes whereof each separate type-row comprises two separate sets of type-characters, said type-rows mounted to oscillate row-wise independently or simultaneously through respective impression points of a common. impression line, means to effect imprint of characters selectively from the types of either of the type-character sets of either of said type-rows or imprint simultaneously of characters from combina tions of types selected each type separately from a different one of the type'rows, said means including actuating mechanism comprising two sets of type-selecting keys op-' erating independently or simultaneously and two independently and simultaneously operating intermediate mechanisms translating equal depressions of the several keys of said sets differentially to graduated extents of row-wise movement of the type-rows whereby selection for impact of an exclusively corresponding one of the types of any actuated type-row is predetermined for each separately-depressed key. one of'said intermediate mechanisms translating from one of the key; sets to an operatively corresponding one of the type-rows movements selective for character-impression of any type-character of a respective one of the two type-character sets of said type-row (but not translating movements selective of type-characters ot the second type-character set thereof) and the second of said intermediate mechanisms translating from the second of the key-sets to the operatively corresponding second of the type-rows movements selective for characterimpression of any type-character of a respective one of the two type-character sets of said second type-row (but not translating movements selective of type characters of the second type-character set thereof) the selectable type-characters of each of said type-rows being disposed in alignment with the non-selectable type-charactersof the associated typerow when at rest therewith, and connections arranged and connections adjustable between parts of the intermediate mechanisms for rendering the two type-rows oscillable rowwise as a single unit simultaneously by the depression of any keyof either of said keysets and through the extent of movement predetermined for the depressed key by the corresponding intermediate mechanism, whereby to select any type-character of any one of said type-character sets of any one of said type-rows for character impression.

28. In a typewriter, a plurality of two laterally disposed rows of types whereof each separate type-row comprises sets of type-characters, said type-rows mounted to have lateral movement from a normal position in the commonplane thereof, and to oscillate row-wise independently or simultaneously in any lateral position and through a plurality of impression points of a common impression line, means to effect at any impression point imprint of characters selectively fromtthe types of either of'the typecharacter sets of either of said type-rows or imprint of characters simultaneously from types brought into combination and selected each type separately from types of a different one of the type-rows, said means including twoactuating mechanisms operating independently of each other or simultaneously one of said mechanisms acting to move said type-rows laterally to select the type-row from which characters apeto be imprinted and to select the impression point at which character-impression is to be effected and the second of said actuating mechanisms-acting to impart row-wise oscillation to the typerows, said last-named mechanism comprising two sets of type-selecting keys operating independently or slmultaneously and two in dependently and simultaneously operating intermediate mechanisms translating equal depressions of the several keys of said keys sets diiierentially to graduated extents or row-Wise movement of the type-rows whereby selection for impact of an exclusively corresponding one of the types of any actuated depressed key by two separate.

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type-row is predetermined for each separately depressed key, one of said intermediate mechanisms translating from one of the keyments'seleetive of type-characters of the second type-character set thereof) and the second of said intermediate mechanisms translating from the second of the key-sets to the respective second of the type-rows movements selectiveafor character-impression of any type character ofa respective one o-fthe two type-character sets of said second typerow (but not translating movements selective of type-characters of thesecond type-character-set thereof), the selectable type-characters of each of said type-rows being disposed in, alignment with the non-selectable type-characters of the associated type-row whenat rest therewith, and connections arranged andconnections adjustable between parts of the said intermediate mechanisms for rendering the two type-rows oscillable row-wise as a single unit simultaneously by the depression of any key of either of said key-sets and through the extent of movement predetermined for the j the corresponding intermediate mechanism, whereby to select any type-character of any one of said type-character sets of any one of said type-rows-for character-impresslon at any one of the impression points.

29. In a typewriter, a plurality of more than two laterally disposed rows oftypes whereof each separate type-row comprises two separate sets of type-characters, said type-rows mounted to have lateral movement in the common plane thereof from a normal position, and to oscillate row-wise simultaneously ently or simultaneously) in any of the lateral positions thereof and through a plurality of more than two impression points of a common impression line, means to efiect at any one of the impression points imprint of characters selectively from the types of any one of the type-rows or to efiect at any two adjacent impression points imprint of characters simultan'eously from types brought into combina tion from any two adjacent type-rows and selected each separately from typesof a difierent one of the type-rows, said means includ- (and adjacent type-rows independing two actuating mechanisms operating independently of each other or simultaneously, one of said mechanisms acting to move said type-rows laterally to select the type-row or type-rows from which characters are to be imprinted and to select the impression point or points at which character-impression is to be-efi'ected and the second of said actuatrnechanisms acting to impart row-wise oscillationto the type-rows in any of their lateral positions, said last-named mechanism comprising two sets of type-selecting keys operating independently or simultaneously and two independently and simultaneously operating intermediate mechanisms translating equal depressions of the several keys of said key-sets differentially to graduated ex- ,tents of row-wise movement of the typerows whereby selection for impact of an exclusively corresponding one of the types of any selected type-row is predetermined for each separately depressed key, one of said intermediate 1 mechanisms translating from one of the key-sets to certain operatively 5 corresponding type-rows (but normally not to the rows associated therewith) simultaneous movements selective 'for' character impression of any type-character of a respective one of the two type-character sets of each of said certain type-rows (but not translating movements to said certain rows selective of type-characters of the second typecharacter sets thereof) and the second of-said intermediate meehanisms. translating from thesecond of the key-sets to the remaining and operatively corresponding type-rows (but normally not to any other I type-rows) simultaneous movements-selective for character-impression of any type-character of a respective one of the two type-character sets of each of said remaining type-rows (but not translating movements to said remaining type-rows selective of the type-characters of the second of the type-character sets thereof), the type-rows actuated (normally) by one of said key-sets disposed in alternation with the type-rows actuated (normally) by the second of said key-sets, the selectable typecharacters of each of said type-rows disposed 40 in alignment with the non-selectable typecharacters of the associated type-rows when at rest therewith,'and connections arranged and connections adjustable between parts of the said'intermediate mechanisms for rendering all of the type-rows oscillable row-wise simultaneously as a unit by the depression of any key of either of said key-sets and through the extent of movement predetermined for the depressed key by the corresponding intermediate mechanism thereof, whereby to select any type-character of any one of said typecharacter sets of any one of said type-rows for charactenimpression and at any one of the impression points. 4

30. In a typewriter, a plurality of shuttle type-carrier bearing each a row of types thereon, said carriers mounted to oscillate row-wise of said type-row" independently or simultaneously through a plurality of imj pression points of a common printing plane, means to effect imprint of charactersand selectively from the types of any one of said type-carriers or imprint of characters simultaneously from types brought into combination at the impression points and selected thereof when positioned;

I operate as a unit, and connections arranged each type separately from a different one of the type-rows 31. In a typewriter, a plurality of two, type-rows containing each a set of typecharacters and said type-rows mounted to oscillate independently or simultaneously through respective impression points of a common printing plane, means to effect inn-- print of characters selectively from the types of any one of'said type-rows or imprint of characters simultaneously from types selected each type separately from types of a different one of the type-rows and brought into combination at the impression points, said means including a separate actuating mechanism for each type-row, the said mechanisms operable independently or simultaneously and comprising each a separate keyboard of finger keys whereof each individual key is adapted to select when depressed a particular 85 type-eharacter of the'respective type-character set for character-impression, said keyboards having identical arrangement ,of the keys in straight rows, and the corresponding key-rows of the keyboards (the rows of one 90 keyboard with the rows of theother keyboard) disposed to each other to co-extend in single unbroken rows transversely of the machine.

32. In a typewriter, a plurality of independently and simultaneously operable printingmechanisms adapted to print in a com mon printing plane and comprising each individually an impressing member, vertically superposedrows of types movable into impression position, and actuating means imparting-movement synchronously to the types I and the impressing member to position the types and to effect instantaneous impact 33. In a typewriter, a pluralitybf independently and simultaneouslyoperable printing mechanisms adapted to print'in a'eommon P printing plane and comprising each individually an impressing member, vertically superposed rows of types movable into position for imprint, and actuating means comprising a set'of'keys and mechanism transmitting movement synchronously to the types and the impressing member, to position the types and to effect instantaneous impact thereof when positioned.

34;. In a typewriter, a plurality of independently and simultaneously operable printing mechanisms. adapted to print in a 120 .common printing plane and comprising each individually an impressing member, types movable into positionlfon imprint, and actuating means comprising a set of keys and mechanism transmitting movement synchronously to the types and the impressing membet, to position the types and to effect impact thereof when positioned, manipulative means for consolidating the: impressing members to whereby the consolidated members are .210-

tuated by the actuation of the keys of either key-set for effectiveimpact of the types and without interference of the parts of one printing mechanism with the parts of the other.

- 35. In a typewriter, having a travelling carriage and a letter-feed mechanism having a shiftable actuating means to feed the carriage in either direction of its movement means automatically effective during the printing operation to shift said actuating.

means to reverse the travel of the carriage from either direction of feed when the carriage reaches a predetermined position.

86. In a typewriter, a plurality of vertically superposed type-carriers bearing each a row of types thereon and said type-carriers mounted to oscillate independently or simultaneously to pass thetype-rows longitudinally through their corresponding printing points of acommon printing plane, elements holding a surface of imprint in the printing plane, and means to print characters selectively from the types of any one of said typecarriers or simultaneously characters in'character-combinations whereof the combined characters are imprinted each selectively from the types of a different one of said type-carriers, said means including a respective actuating mechanism for each type-carrier, the said mechanism being operable independently or simultaneously and comprising each type-key-levers and a driving member in engagement with said carrier adapted to be actuated from said levers to oscillate the carrier to pass the type-rows through the corresponding printing points.

37. In a typewriter, a plurality of shuttle type-carriers bearing each a row of types and saidtype-carriers mounted to oscillate independently or simultaneously to pass the typerows. thereon longitudinally through their corresponding printing points of a common printing plane, elements holding a surface of imprint in the printing plane, and meansto print characters selectively from the types of any one of said type-carriers or simultaneous- 1y characters in character-combinations whereof the combined characters are imprinted each selectively from the types of adiiferent one of said type-carriers. said means in cluding a 4 respective actuating mechanism for each type-carrier, the said mechanism being operable independently or simultaneously and comprising each a rotatable driver in engagement with the respective type-carrier, a shaft integral with said driver and rotatablv mounted in the frame, a gear pinion on said shaft, a rock-frame journaled in the main frame, a-n'arm integral therewith and having a rack-gear segment in mesh with said gear pinion, and means to partially rotate said rock-framefrom and to a normal position of rest to oscillate said driver to oscillate said shuttle type-carrier to pass all the types of ing plane, elements holding a surface of imprint in the printing plane, and means to print characters selectively from the types of any one of said type-segments or simultaneously characters in character-combinations whereof the combined characters are imprinted each selectively from the types of a different one of said type-segments, said means including a respective actuating mechanism for each type-segment, the said mechanisms being operable selectively or simultaneously and comprising each a rotatable driver in engagement with the respective type-segment, a shaft integral with said driver, and rotatably mounted in the frame, a gear pinion on said shaft, a rock-frame journaled in the main frame, an arm integral therewith and having a rack-gear segment in mesh with said gear-pinion, and means to partially rotate said rock-frame in either direction from and to a normal position of rest to actuate said driver to rotate said type-segment to pass the types of said type-row (disposed to either side of the corresponding printing point) forth and back through said printing point.

39. In a typewriter, a plurality of type-segments bearing each a row of types and said type-segments mounted to rotate independently or simultaneously to pass the type-rows.

thereon longitudinally through corresponding printing points ofa common printing plane, elements holding a surfaceof imprint in the printing plane, and means to print characters selectively from the types of any one of said typeesegments or simultaneously characters in character-combinations whereof the combined characters are imprinted each selectively from the types of a different one of said type-segments, said means including a respective actuating mechanism for each type-segment, the said actuating mechanisms being operable selectively or simultaneously 'and comprising each a rotatable driver in engagement with the respectivetype-segment,

a shaft integral with said driver rotatably mounted in the frame, a gear-pinion on said shaft, a rock-frame ournaled in the main frame and having a transverse rock-bar, an

varm integralwith said rock-frame and having a rack-gear segmentirr mesh with said pinion, key-levers, cam elements under the control of certain of said levers adapted to engage said transverse bar and rock said frame in one direction from the normal position, other cam elements controlled by other key-levers adapted to engage and rock said 

